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Fiveon the Fly by Grant Boyd WHO: MorganWalker COMPANY: HangarBot POSITION: Founder HOME BASE: Los Angeles RATINGS: Private Pilot HOURS: 250 18 • TWIN & TURBINE / April 2020 1) What inspired you to create HangarBot? HangarBot was created as a solution-based product to automate the needs of general aviators. Our mission is to usher the aviation industry into a more modern, convenient and connected era. The first product created was the HangarBot Door Controller. A friend and I were looking for an easy remote that would allow him to open his hangar door as he was taxiing in, or even from home for those occasional calls to his mechanic. From there, we wanted to keep building solutions and began polling pilots to see what other tasks they would like to automate during either preflight or post-flight. 2) What is your background, both professionally and in aviation? I have always been interested in technology, specifically mobile tech. Over the years I have worked to deliver mobile app-driven IoT solutions for mid-level manufacturers. I'm not a professional pilot, but I can stay on the centerline. I see and talk about planes every single day, so while I'm not a professional pilot, I'm in love with aviation. I have been ever since I first touched the controls on my family friend’s Cherokee.